The Weekend Spa Break by Anne John-Ligali ** Review & Giveaway**

Welcome to Books, Life and Everything today where Anne John-Ligali's second novella in her On-line Friendship Series is featured: The Weekend Spa Break. There is a great Giveaway as well. The details on how to enter are at the foot of this post.

After finally meeting in person at the publishing party of
the season, Constance and Estelle are determined not to let their friendship
return to mere virtual champagne bottles and uploaded pictures of food.

It’s been a busy year, and Constance feels it’s time to
reward herself with the spa break Estelle gave her for Christmas. Naturally,
Constance wouldn’t dream of taking anyone other than Estelle, and this will
provide the perfect opportunity to bond with her new chum.

As the excited pair spend some quality time together, they
realise it’s not just writing books they have in common, but something that
goes much deeper. After a few Jacuzzi sessions, facials, pedicures, and a
massage by sexy Senior Therapist, Julio, everything seems to be peachy until an
unexpected visitor turns Constance’s weekend of bliss … on its head.

Reading this is a little like going on a short break away. It is full of little details which add colour to the story and moves Constance's story on after her meeting with Estelle. You find out that there is more to both of them than meets the eye and in complete contrast to the carefully manicured front they present to the world, via social media.You are treated to the social media updates of their other on- line friends and you can't help but think that everyone is an outsider in some way, presenting the view they want to the world. Below the storyline, there are woven several threads which add to the interest. You get to glimpse the pressures of motherhood, especially for those with children with additional needs. Just what constitutes a 'friend' in the days of social media and how important is family? Is indulging yourself a virtue or a sin? I am looking forward to Part 3 in the series and finding out what Constance does next.In short: a contemporary take on romance.

About the Author

Anne John-Ligali is a writer and the founder of Books and
Authors UK, a popular website featuring author interviews and book
reviews. She loves all things books:
reading, writing, going to book events, and meeting other book lovers. She has
written a series of short stories and is currently writing her first novel.

Anne has always loved stories and read many books as a
child, including the entire Sweet Valley High and Caitlyn series. Her interest in writing fiction came years
later, when she began writing for pleasure in 2007.

Originally from Peterborough, Anne now lives in London.
After moving to London, she studied graphic design at the University of Arts
and has held a number IT administration jobs in the city. Anne continues
writing and aspires to write more women’s fiction books, a non-fiction book and
several children’s books.

To mark the release of part two in the friendships series,
I’m giving away a Sanctuary Spa gift set and a signed printed and binded copy
of The Weekend Spa Breakto one lucky winner.At present, there are no physical copies of The Weekend Spa Break
available, so this is a treat.

To enter you only have to do is visit my Twitter page
here and retweet the pinned tweet showing this GIVEAWAY.

A winner will be chosen at random by Tweet Draw and
announced on Saturday the 19th of May at 20:00hrs.